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A Dynamic Island-style top bar for Omarchy Linux that shows live activities and hosts menus, addons, and quick controls.

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What is it?

Island replaces the stock Omarchy bar with a single fluid island that expands to show what is happening on the system. Live activities include music playback, downloads, system updates, screen recording, Bluetooth headphones, timers, volume and brightness changes, low battery, notifications, and copied text.

Beyond status display, the island hosts Omarchy's launcher, the Omarchy menu, theme and wallpaper switchers, clipboard history, and an emoji picker. A Control Center provides quick controls, sound, and notifications, and optional addons add weather, a calendar, and Claude Code activity tracking.

It installs as an Omarchy plugin with two commands and can be attached to the top edge of the screen in a notch style. Each live activity can be toggled individually, and shortcuts can be rebound from the settings pages.

Key features

  • 01Shows live activities such as music, downloads, system updates, and screen recording on the island
  • 02Hosts the app launcher, Omarchy menu, theme and wallpaper switchers, clipboard history, and emoji picker
  • 03Includes a Control Center with quick controls, sound, and notifications
  • 04Offers optional addons for weather, calendar, and Claude Code activity
  • 05Each live activity and keyboard shortcut can be turned on, off, or rebound in settings

Use cases

  • Keeping an eye on downloads, updates, or screen recording without opening a separate window
  • Using Omarchy's launcher and menus from a single, unified top bar
  • Showing upcoming calendar events and weather at a glance on Omarchy
  • Tracking Claude Code progress from the desktop bar while working in other windows

Quick start

  1. 1

    Add the Island plugin to Omarchy

    omarchy plugin add https://github.com/Guilhermerisu/island.git
  2. 2

    Set Island as the active bar

    omarchy bar use guilhermerisu.island

Things to know

  • Only works on Omarchy Linux, since it is a plugin for that environment.
  • While Island is the bar, other plugins' bar widgets will not be shown.

Topics

#omarchy#linux#desktop-shell#qml#status-bar#wayland#dynamic-island

FAQ

What is island?
A Dynamic Island-style top bar for Omarchy Linux that shows live activities and hosts menus, addons, and quick controls. Island replaces the stock Omarchy bar with a single fluid island that expands to show what is happening on the system. Live activities include music playback, downloads, system updates, screen recording, Bluetooth headphones, timers, volume and brightness changes, low battery, notifications, and copied text.
Is island free to use? What license does it have?
island is open source under the MIT license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.
Is island still maintained?
Actively maintained. The last commit to island was on Nov 4, 2026.
What can I use island for?
Keeping an eye on downloads, updates, or screen recording without opening a separate window Using Omarchy's launcher and menus from a single, unified top bar Showing upcoming calendar events and weather at a glance on Omarchy Tracking Claude Code progress from the desktop bar while working in other windows
How do I install island?
Add the Island plugin to Omarchy: omarchy plugin add https://github.com/Guilhermerisu/island.git Set Island as the active bar: omarchy bar use guilhermerisu.island
Where can I get island?
The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/Guilhermerisu/island

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